Thanks for the reply Rodrigo, I unlisted the video as I felt something was wrong with the colour rendition around my face, it looks a tiny bit washed out compared to my grade in Resolve. Also resolve dropped a frame in the render at 5:40. After much thought and consideration and a lot of testing I decided I would leave it as is so I have reset it back to public! Thanks for your valued feedback.
@@MichaelDrowley Getting the perfect color is a never ending story, even when you calibrate all your system, setting in camera the right exposure, white balance and tint with the charts of a monitor, calibrating editing station display, etc. Each user have a different display and colors look significantly different, one day a friend would tell you that it looks good and the other will tell you it looks worse and viceversa. Nowadays I focus on a a simple setup, the right exposure, balance and tint using charts and false color, and after losing some hair with a custom look, I use that look for my vlog every time, because at the end, 80+% of the users watch your content on a simple mobile device, not a 60" HDR dolby certified screen, knowing this I realize that even tho color, quality and resolution helps, content is kind, Casey from Camera Conspiracies is a good example of that hahaha. Nevertheless, this video looks great on my computer and iPhone X display.
Wow that's amazing that would of made so many of my shoots much easier, great review it makes sense to switch to this kind of setup. Look forward to your review on the massive soft box light.
Thanks mate, not many reviews on this yet. Question! You mentioned Phantom power and I have seen a photo of the unit with P48 on it, can I run a mic that does not have an internal battery and this unit feeds it phantom power? That would be a game changer for me, I record ambient sound in nature but need to run excessively long Xlr cables so if this can power the mic I’m laughing!
When you connect the Rodelink receiver to USB power, do the batteries inside the receiver charge while running off USB power or does the receiver truly run off the USB power? I'm asking because I am using Alkaline batteries in the receiver and I don't want the alkaline batteries to charge when i connect to USB power.
Hi thanks for this video. I've only been able to get this used. So I'm considering one on the used market. I found one where the rotating collar was removed ( to fit a particular mic ) and misplaced. Is it that the locking mechanism is spring loaded the and collar is just there to push down the locking mechanism and either hold it in the unlocked (Depressed) position or release it so that it raises up ( under spring tension) to lock the mic in place? The reason I ask is that does it also serve as a way to stabilise the mic on to the Tx-Xlr so that there is no wobble? or is that handled by the O-Rings. I'm trying to determine if I can get by fairly reliably without the rotating collar. I have not handled an actual device but I'm hoping that I will only have to depress the lock by hand and not that the collar helps with mechanical connection stability. Any input will be helpful. Thanks in advance
I’ve just had a quick look and the collar is on a thread so you screw it up to meet the microphone base and as you screw it up the locking pin moves into place. I think the locking pin is spring loaded but I’m not sure if you get the same access to remove the microphone easily without the collar. The collar must be tapered inside so that when you screw it down away from the connected mic the taper moves the pin out from keeping the mic secure. Does that make sense? Maybe you could get a new collar from rode as a spare?
Dropped frame at 5:40! TH-cam washed out the contrast on my face a bit upon upload... to my monitor anyway! Maybe I’m getting too picky!
NICE looking image, on point, the light behind you looks well exposed, and the audio, great.
Thanks for the reply Rodrigo, I unlisted the video as I felt something was wrong with the colour rendition around my face, it looks a tiny bit washed out compared to my grade in Resolve. Also resolve dropped a frame in the render at 5:40. After much thought and consideration and a lot of testing I decided I would leave it as is so I have reset it back to public! Thanks for your valued feedback.
@@MichaelDrowley Getting the perfect color is a never ending story, even when you calibrate all your system, setting in camera the right exposure, white balance and tint with the charts of a monitor, calibrating editing station display, etc. Each user have a different display and colors look significantly different, one day a friend would tell you that it looks good and the other will tell you it looks worse and viceversa. Nowadays I focus on a a simple setup, the right exposure, balance and tint using charts and false color, and after losing some hair with a custom look, I use that look for my vlog every time, because at the end, 80+% of the users watch your content on a simple mobile device, not a 60" HDR dolby certified screen, knowing this I realize that even tho color, quality and resolution helps, content is kind, Casey from Camera Conspiracies is a good example of that hahaha. Nevertheless, this video looks great on my computer and iPhone X display.
Wow that's amazing that would of made so many of my shoots much easier, great review it makes sense to switch to this kind of setup. Look forward to your review on the massive soft box light.
Thanks James, it’s well worth having in your kit!
Thanks mate, not many reviews on this yet. Question! You mentioned Phantom power and I have seen a photo of the unit with P48 on it, can I run a mic that does not have an internal battery and this unit feeds it phantom power? That would be a game changer for me, I record ambient sound in nature but need to run excessively long Xlr cables so if this can power the mic I’m laughing!
Yeah, it’ll power it pretty good and for long stuff you can use a NP style Sony battery so will give you good run time too.
When you connect the Rodelink receiver to USB power, do the batteries inside the receiver charge while running off USB power or does the receiver truly run off the USB power? I'm asking because I am using Alkaline batteries in the receiver and I don't want the alkaline batteries to charge when i connect to USB power.
Hey great question I’m not 100 percent sure but I believe it won’t deliver charge to them and just powers the unit directly.
Hi thanks for this video. I've only been able to get this used. So I'm considering one on the used market. I found one where the rotating collar was removed ( to fit a particular mic ) and misplaced. Is it that the locking mechanism is spring loaded the and collar is just there to push down the locking mechanism and either hold it in the unlocked (Depressed) position or release it so that it raises up ( under spring tension) to lock the mic in place? The reason I ask is that does it also serve as a way to stabilise the mic on to the Tx-Xlr so that there is no wobble? or is that handled by the O-Rings. I'm trying to determine if I can get by fairly reliably without the rotating collar. I have not handled an actual device but I'm hoping that I will only have to depress the lock by hand and not that the collar helps with mechanical connection stability. Any input will be helpful. Thanks in advance
I’ve just had a quick look and the collar is on a thread so you screw it up to meet the microphone base and as you screw it up the locking pin moves into place. I think the locking pin is spring loaded but I’m not sure if you get the same access to remove the microphone easily without the collar. The collar must be tapered inside so that when you screw it down away from the connected mic the taper moves the pin out from keeping the mic secure. Does that make sense? Maybe you could get a new collar from rode as a spare?
@@MichaelDrowley Thanks for that
Did you say how much it was?
I picked it up for $450 AUD on sale! You can get just the XLR for $399 AUD retail here in Aus.
@@MichaelDrowley holy crap that's expensive.